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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSuspenseful
/səˈspɛn.səl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Arousing excited expectation or uncertainty about what may happen.
"The movie reached a suspenseful climax that left the audience guessing until the very end." - 2
Characterized by or causing a feeling of nervous anticipation and thrill.
"We listened to the suspenseful detective novel on our long drive."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'suspense', originating from the Latin 'suspensus' (meaning suspended or in doubt), combined with the English suffix '-ful' denoting abundance. It entered widespread usage in the mid-19th century to describe literary and dramatic works that evoke anxious uncertainty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Suspenseful" is said worldwide
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suspens
Transliteration: sus-pã
Script: plein de suspense
"C'était un film extrêmement suspense."
spannend
Transliteration: ˈʃpanənt
"Das Buch hat ein sehr spannendes Ende."
suspanse
Transliteration: susˈpɛnse
Script: in sospeso
"Il finale della storia è stato molto emozionante."
suspenso
Transliteration: susˈpen.so
"La novela policíaca mantuvo a todos en suspenso."
suspense
Transliteration: susˈpẽ.si
"Foi um jogo de futebol cheio de suspense."
रोमांचक
Transliteration: romanchak
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह फिल्म बहुत रोमांचक थी।"
悬疑的
Transliteration: xuán yí de
Script: 中文汉字
"这部小说情节非常悬疑。"
손에 땀을 쥐게 하는
Transliteration: son-e ttam-eul jwige haneun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 영화의 결말은 매우 손에 땀을 쥐게 했다."
ハラハラする
Transliteration: harahara suru
Script: 日本語
"そのミステリー小説はとてもハラハラする展開だった。"
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